Tungsten

About Tungsten (W)

Symbol: W Atomic number: 74 Atomic weight: 183.84 Element category: transition metal Pure tungsten is a hard, lustrous and silvery white metal. It also has the highest melting point, lowest vapor pressure and the highest tensile strength of all the elements. Most tungsten is consumed for the production of tungsten carbide (WC), one of the hardest carbides. Tungsten alloys is also widely used in filaments in incandescent light bulbs, electric contacts, arc- welding electrodes, and radiation shielding.